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Cat-headed deity Bastet. In ancient Egypt, cats were represented in social and religious scenes dating as early as 1980 BC. [2] Several ancient Egyptian deities were depicted and sculptured with cat-like heads such as Mafdet, Bastet and Sekhmet, representing justice, fertility, and power, respectively. [3]
A curled cat was found alongside a nearly complete cattle tail. [4] The Berenice pet cemetery has a more varied cat population than that of the mummified animals found at Myos Hormos, where larger animals may have been selected as more suitable for mummification. [6] One cat was placed on top of the wing of a large bird. [4]
The cat wears jewellery and a protective Wadjet amulet. The earrings and nose ring on the statue may not have always belonged to the cat. [2] A scarab appears on the head and a winged scarab is shown on the chest. The statue is 42 cm high and 13 cm wide. A copy of the statue is in the Gayer-Anderson Museum, located in Cairo. [3]
In the oldest representations, Kauket is given the head of a serpent, and Kek the head of either a frog or a cat. In one scene, they are identified with Ka and Kait ; in this scene, Ka-Kekui has the head of a frog surmounted by a beetle and Kait-Kekuit has the head of a serpent surmounted by a disk.
The Palermo stone fragment C2 reports the creation of two colossal standing statues of the king - one of copper and the other of pure gold. [2] [8] Head of Khufu. Old Kingdom, 4th Dynasty, c. 2500 BC. State Museum of Egyptian Art, Munich. Several statue heads also survive, which are sometimes attributed to Khufu on account of their stylistic ...
The limestone block is about 3.8 metres (12.5 feet) high and depicts a seated Ramses wearing a double crown and a headdress topped with a royal cobra, Bassem Jihad, head of the mission's Egyptian ...
Archaeologists unearthed 63 tombs containing ancient treasures, including gold figurines and bronze coins, revealing insights into Egypt's history and trade.
Egyptian statue of Achaemenid Emperor Darius I, as Pharaoh of the Twenty-seventh Dynasty of Egypt; [64] 522–486 BC; greywacke; height: 2.46 m; [65] National Museum of Iran . In 525 BC, the political state of Egypt was taken over by the Persians, almost a century and a half into Egypt's Late Period.